Inflation data, Oracle earnings, and an energy supply crunch: What to watch this week
Coming off a bombastic August nonfarm payrolls report that far exceeded expectations, investors step into a holiday-shortened trading week with all eyes on inflation data and earnings from the final hyperscaler of the cycle, Oracle (ORCL). Two questions…
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UK petrol prices hit highest level since Iran war began
UK petrol prices have risen to their highest level since the beginning of the Iran war as the conflict continues to hit drivers’ finances. The average cost of petrol has reached more than 163p per litre, according to motoring group the RAC, which…
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Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
As the country sweltered through one of the many heatwaves of a baking summer in late June, towering thunderclouds were gathering over the south of England and across much of northern Europe. It was a Saturday, and with the holiday season getting under…
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Nepal bet nearly everything on hydropower – the floods show why that’s a problem
Almost 100% of Nepal’s electricity comes from hydropower, and it produces so much it earns nearly $200m (£147m) each year exporting hydroelectricity to India and Bangladesh. But the very glaciers and mountains giving Nepal this massive natural…
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Volcano eruption leaves 150,000 passengers stranded in Indonesia
More than 150,000 passengers have been left stranded after a volcanic eruption forced Indonesian authorities to temporarily suspend operations at eight airports. Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport was the first to be closed on Sunday…
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Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?
When the central bank of the Netherlands confirmed this week that it had moved tonnes of the country’s gold out of North America, it said the relocation would make it “better prepared for severe crises”. Some 86 tonnes from the combined…
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EU and Nato vow to step up pressure on Russia after ‘new escalation’ in Germany
The heads of Nato and the European Commission have warned Russia is growing increasingly reckless and vowed to respond to a “new normal”. “Leipzig marks a new escalation on European Union soil directly attributed to Russia,” said…
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US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Russia
Two US envoys are hoping for “equally productive meetings” in Ukraine after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on ending the war, US officials say. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to land in Kyiv on Sunday,…
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Rescuers overcame multiple challenges to reach survivors in Nepal tunnel
Rescuers in Nepal had to overcome a series of major obstacles before reaching survivors trapped in a tunnel, according to a rescue adviser who spoke to the BBC. The operation began with the difficult task of locating a tunnel entrance that had been…
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Two people rescued from Nepal hydropower tunnel after flash flood
Rescuers have pulled two people from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal more than a week after a massive flash flood devastated the Nepal-China border. The rescue was captured in footage showing the moment the two people were brought out of the tunnel. The…
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Hero Principal Saves 1,643 Children Minutes Before Nepal Flash Flood Destroys School
A quick-thinking headmaster in north-central Nepal saved 1,643 students from deadly flash floods on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, ordering a desperate evacuation just minutes before his three-story school was entirely washed away. Rajendra Dawadi (also…
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How one of the ‘most powerful hacks’ to control stress actually works
Powerless to help after catastrophic earthquakes struck her hometown of La Guaira in Venezuela two months ago, Maria Medina struggled to sleep. She was more than 1,500 miles away in Florida, USA – where she has lived for the last 15 years –…
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What tariffs will really cost Canadians and Americans
A raft of new tariffs have been announced during the latest escalation of the trade war between the US and Canada. The North American neighbours have been locked in a bitter economic conflict since US President Donald Trump launched his flagship trade…
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Trump hails ‘historic’ deal for US to control 65bn barrels of Venezuela’s oil
The US has struck a deal with Venezuela to control more than 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves, Donald Trump said. The US president wrote that the agreement would more than double American oil reserves and “substantially lower Gas…
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How can enterprises embrace AI transformation? ‘5A Framework’ unveiled
The 2026 Digital Intelligent Economy Forum was held in Langfang, North China’s Hebei Province, on Wednesday. At the forum, organizer People’s Daily Cultural Technology Corporation unveiled a “5A Framework” for enterprise intelligent transformation,…
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China’s largest offshore shallow lithologic oilfield project now operational, with daily output exceeding 2,800 tons
China’s largest offshore shallow lithologic oilfield, the first-phase project of the Kenli 10-2 oilfield cluster, has been fully put into operation, with daily crude oil output exceeding 2,800 tons, providing strong support for stable oil…
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